Proverbs 7
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1My son, keep my words,
And lay up my commandments with thee.
2Keep my commandments, and live;
And my law as the apple of thine eye.
3Bind them upon thy fingers,
Write them upon the table of thine heart.
4Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister;
And call understanding thy kinswoman:
5That they may keep thee from the strange woman,
From the stranger which flattereth with her words.
6For at the window of my house
I looked through my casement,
7And beheld among the simple ones,
I discerned among the youths,
A young man void of understanding,
8Passing through the street near her corner;
And he went the way to her house,
9In the twilight, in the evening,
In the black and dark night:
10And, behold, there met him a woman
With the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
11(She is loud and stubborn;
Her feet abide not in her house:
12Now is she without, now in the streets,
And lieth in wait at every corner.)
13So she caught him, and kissed him,
And with an impudent face said unto him,
14 I have peace offerings with me;
This day have I payed my vows.
15Therefore came I forth to meet thee,
Diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
16I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry,
With carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
17I have perfumed my bed
With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning:
Let us solace ourselves with loves.
19For the goodman is not at home,
He is gone a long journey:
20He hath taken a bag of money with him,
And will come home at the day appointed.
21With her much fair speech she caused him to yield,
With the flattering of her lips she forced him.
22He goeth after her straightway,
As an ox goeth to the slaughter,
Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
23Till a dart strike through his liver;
As a bird hasteth to the snare,
And knoweth not that it is for his life.
24Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children,
And attend to the words of my mouth.
25Let not thine heart decline to her ways,
Go not astray in her paths.
26For she hath cast down many wounded:
Yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
27Her house is the way to hell,
Going down to the chambers of death.
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1My son, accept what I say and value my instructions. 2Do what I tell you and you will live. Observe my teachings, valuing them as your main focus in life. 3Tie them to your fingers; write them in your mind. 4Tell wisdom, “You're my sister,” and call insight your best friend. 5They will protect you from the immoral woman, from the prostitute with her seductive words.
6One time I looked through the lattice of the window in my house, 7and I saw among the immature young men one who had no sense at all. 8He was walking down the street near the corner where she lived and took the road passing her house. 9It was at dusk in the evening, as the light was fading and the dark night closed in.
10Then out came a woman to meet him. She was dressed as a prostitute and had deceptive intentions. 11(She was loud and provocative, never wanting to stay at home. 12One moment she'd be walking the streets, the next she'd be there in the town squares, loitering at every corner.) 13She grabbed hold of him and kissed him, and with a bold face she told him, 14“I sacrificed my peace offering today, and paid my vows.#7:14. These offerings were shared with the donor. In essence the woman is saying she has meat ready to eat. 15That's why I came out to meet you. I was looking for you and now I've found you! 16My bed is made, covered with colorful linens from Egypt. 17I've sprinkled perfume on my bed—myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 18Come with me, let's make love until the morning. Let's enjoy one another in our love-making! 19My husband isn't home; he's gone on a long trip. 20He took a bag of money with him, and he won't be coming back until the full moon.” 21She convinced him with all that she said; she seduced him with her smooth talking. 22He followed her right away, like an ox to the slaughter. Like a stag that's caught in a snare 23until an arrow pierces its liver, like a bird flying into a trap, he's unaware he will pay with his life.
24So now listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to what I'm saying. 25Don't even think about following her. Don't stray down her road. 26For she has brought down and destroyed a lot of men; she's killed so many. 27Her house leads to the grave—it goes down to the rooms of death.
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